On 01 June 2005 07:24, Bulat Ziganshin wrote:
> Hello Fergus,
>
> Tuesday, May 31, 2005, 10:24:41 PM, you wrote:
>
>>> import Data.Set hiding (map)
>>> import qualified Data.Set as Set
>>>
>>> will do fine.
>
>> That code only compiles with ghc 6.4, and won't compile with ghc 6.2:
>> you'll get an error for the "hiding (map)" part, because in 6.2
>> Data.Set does not contain a "map" function.
>
> btw, question to Simon Marlow and Simon PJ - how about disabling this
> error message?
You mean allowing
import M hiding (x)
even if x is not exported by M? Or making it a warning?
That's certainly possible, but it constitutes an extension to Haskell
98, so it would at least require the -fglasgow-exts flag. I think
you're better off keeping your code portable.
Cheers,
Simon
